Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1579. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to persons who died of Covid-19 after contracting the illness in a hospital setting. [1010/22]
View answer1580. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of claims notified to the State Claims Agency which relate to persons who died of Covid-19 after contracting the illness in a nursing home or other residential care facility. [1011/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1579 and 1580 together.
The State Claims Agency (SCA) has a statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. I have been informed by the SCA that the information contained below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) according to the below criteria:
- The explicit reference to ”hospitals” is interpreted as all claims notified to the SCA against the HSE which relate to incidents occurring in an acute hospital setting.
- The explicit reference to “residential care” or “nursing homes” is interpreted as all claims notified to the SCA against the HSE which relate to incidents occurring within a nursing home or a community health organisation location/unit.
The number of claims currently being taken against the HSE, notified to the SCA, which arise from the death of a family member as a result of contracting Covid-19 in hospital setting is 1.
The number of claims currently being taken against the HSE, notified to the SCA, which arise from the death of a family member as a result of contracting Covid-19 in a Nursing Home or healthcare facility setting is 31.
